INDEX

About.com, on career tests, 159

accomplishment statements example, 125–126

improving, 47

structure, 45–46

acquisitions, 18

action step, in cover letter, 61

affiliations, in résumé, 49

affinity groups, 78

age-related issues, 80

aging parents, responsibility for, 167–168

assessment industry synthesizers, 157

assessment tests, 119

attitudes about work, 155–156

Australia, networking sites, 225

average performance, 121

background in résumé, 48

guidelines, 49

background, translating into company needs, 17

blogging, 93

corporate, 91

Bolles, Richard Nelson, What Color Is Your Parachute, 153

bookmarking sites, 93

“boomerang children,” 183

Boyle, Susan, 93

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 152

business cards, 109–110

business casual dress, 107

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